As we commemorate INTERNATIONAL WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS DAY on 29 November, Human Rights Institute of South Africa (HURISA) and Tshwaranang Legal advocacy Centre (TLAC) are saddened by and deeply mourn the passing on...

The commemoration of this National Women’s Day coincide with a political turmoil prevailing in the country that was brought about by self-indulgence, self-interest, self-infliction and breach of constitutional and executive power by President Jacob...

For Immediate Release: 19 January, 2017 Today’s deadline for Jammeh Yahya to step down as president of the Gambia has been characterized by Yahya’s recalcitrant refusal to stand aside and allow the will of...

Press statement for immediate release Human Rights Institute of South Africa (HURISA) is honoured to join the people of South Africa to commemorate this day. HURISA salutes the heroes and herons of the June...

Commemoration of Africa Day 25 May 2016 The Human Rights Institute of South Africa (HURISA) will use this occasion to launch the Reprisal Resolution adopted by the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights....

2016, marks the 10th Anniversary of the adoption of the African Youth Charter[1]. The State of the Union Coalition (SOTU), a coalition of African civil society organizations, seeks to commemorate the achievements and progress...

South Africa celebrated the 2016 Freedom Day in an entirely different atmosphere from previous celebrations. South Africa celebrates Freedom Day each year on 27th April, marking the anniversary of the day in 1994, when...

Human Rights Institute of South Africa DIRECTORATE: State of the Union Position: State of the Union Project Intern Location: Johannesburg Duration: Fixed Term Contract 6 months The State of the union Coalition was formed...

The Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders in Africa, Ms. Reine Alapini-Gansou, expresses her deep concern at the suspension of ten (10) non-governmental organizations (NGOs) by the Government of Burundi. According to information we...

EENA: national consultation Date 10 June 2015 Speakers include Retired Judge, Richard Goldstone , Former Constitutional Court Judge, 1st Chief Prosecutor of the UN International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda:...

Constitution of South Africa

Amid a recent uptick in violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday said he stood in solidarity with the crisis torn country and warned that attacks against defenseless civilians and UN ‘blue helmets’ may amount to war crimes.

United Nations Secretary-General António Gutteres condemned the killing of seven peacekeepers on Wednesday serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which is also confronting a lethal Ebola outbreak.

Africa’s crisis-torn Sahel region needs support from the international community “now more than ever,” the head of United Nations peacekeeping operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, told the Security Council on Thursday.

A range of international sanctions imposed against Eritrea nearly a decade ago, were unanimously lifted by the Security Council on Wednesday, four months after the signing of an historic peace agreement with Ethiopia in July.

Families in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are being supported by their government and the United Nations to protect the environment and build what the UN Development Programme calls “climate-resilient lives.”

With key national elections due next month in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), armed groups in the east of the country still threaten to derail the vote, the top United Nations official in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday.

To build a sustainable peace in Africa’s Sahel region, “urgent attention” is needed to mitigate the effects of climate change, and ensure that communities have access to sufficient opportunities, a joint meeting between the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the UN Peacebuilding Commission highlighted on Tuesday.

Outer space and disaster response experts, on Monday, gathered at a United Nations forum in Bonn, Germany, to discuss how “big data” including social media, crowdsourcing and satellite imaging, can reduce the risk of natural disasters in Africa and support response efforts when they strike.